The Secret World - sometimes shortened to "TSW" - is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game(MMORPG) developed by Funcom, and published jointly by Electronic Arts (EA) and Funcom.

The game breaks from the traditional MMO convention of high-fantasy or sci-fi by taking place in our present world. In TSW you will play as either a Templar, Illuminati or a Dragon, three factions which fight the supernatural in the "secret world" and vie for control in their own way.

The quest structure in TSW also differs in that it involves mechanics dealing with the same conspiracy theories and myths that the game's story surrounds itself in tasking players to think outside the box, and at times even use the game's built-in internet browser to figure out how to proceed.